Skirt-supporter.



No. 706,232. Patented Aug. 5, |902.

L. E. HACHEHELLE.

SKIRT SUPPORTEB.

(Application led. Apt. 9, 1898.)

(No Model.)

ilnrtnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS E. HAOHERELLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SKIRT-SUPPORTER.

SPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,232, dated August 5, 1902.

Application led April 9, 1898. Serial No. 676,988. (No model.)

T all 111700771/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS E. HACHERELLE,

a subject ofthe King of Belgium, and a resibefore the parts are hooked together.

dent of New York,in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Skirt-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in skirt-supporters in which provision is made for holding the placket of the skirt closed and the back of the skirt removably supported along the line of the Waist and at the same time permitting the skirt to be drawn to the one side or the other, as is common in lifting it from the ground at crossings or wherever it is desired to prevent it from dragging.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l shows the supporter as it appears Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts hooked together. Fig. 3 is an enlarged View in detail of the supporter, showing the parts assembled. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through the waistband, showing the holder in top plan; and Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5 5 of Fig. et.

The holder comprises three separable parts-viz., a band A for encircling the waist and two placket-strips B B,having pivotally secured thereto a pair of supporting-arms b b, one to each of the placket-strips.

The several parts maybe practically-formed of thin strips of metal-such, for example, as spring-brass-and may be plated with nickel or other plating, if so desired.

The band A is provided with a stud or button ct at one end and buttonholes ct' at the opposite end, arranged at diiferent distances from the end, so as to adapt the band to waists of dierent sizes. Along the upper edge of the band A there is formed a series of rounded teeth a2, separated by intervening spaces cts for the reception of the hooks on the supporting-arms b b.

The placket-strips B B are provided with perforations b2, located at suitable intervals to afford a convenient means for sewing the strips into the edges o c of the placket of the skirt O, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2. The strips B B are provided one with a hook b3 and the other with an eye b4 for the reception of the hook b3, so that they maybe drawn together and removably fastened to prevent the placket of the skirt from springing apart. The position of the hook hais so located with respect to the band A that when the parts are assembled, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the free end of the hook b3 will overlap the lower edge of the band A, and thereby pre vent the strips B B from lifting to unintentionally disengage the supporting-arms b b from the band. The supportingarms l) b are each provided with a pair of hooks, those on the arm l) being denoted by D D and those on the arm b' being denoted by d d@ The hooks D D' and d d are intended to fit easily in the spaces a3 between the teeth a2 on the upper edge of the band A and hold the strips B B and the back of the skirt attached thereto up in its position, as shown in Fig. 2. The arms b b by their pivotal connection with the strips B B permit the latter to be drawn to the one side or the other with the skirt as the skirt is lifted by bringing the back partially around towardthe front, as is common with ladies when walking to prevent their skirts from dragging. This movement of the strips B B', because of their pivotal connections with the arms b b', `will not be sufficient to disengage the hooks on the arms b b' from the band A, and when the dress is again allowed to fall the parts will remain in their assembled adjustment, as shown in Fig. 2.

In constructing the hook b3 I find it advantageous to give it an extended width, so that it will when engaged with the 'eye b4 have a tendency to prevent one of the strips B B from moving iatwise out of alinement with the other.

In Fig. 4 I have shown in section the outer and inner portions of the band at the waist, the outer portion being denoted by c2 and the inner portion by c3 for the purpose ofolearly indicating the relations of the parts when assembled for use.

It is obvious that slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence'I do not wish to limit-myself strictly to the structure herein shown and described; but

What I claim is* A skirt-supporter comprising a waistband provided with serrations on its upper edge, a

' pair of placket-strips arranged to be permament toward and away from each other to unhook and the said hook when in position preventing the strips from vertical movement by its engagement with the lower edge of the band, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 21st day of March, 1898.

LOUIS E. HACHERELLE. Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, C. S. SUNDGREN. 

